An overcast day, with increasingly strong north-westerly winds and rain for much of the afternoon. Seawatching proved rewarding, with a significant movement of wildfowl taking place, highlights included: two pale-bellied Brent Geese north, seven Shelduck, six Gadwall, 444 Wigeon, 12 Shoveler, 19 Pintail, 465 Teal, single Tufted Duck and Velvet Scoter, along with 337 Common Scoter. Additional sightings included 75 Red-throated Divers flying south, eight Sooty Shearwater, two Balearic Shearwaters south, a Marsh Harrier south, 28 Knot north, 57 Dunlin north, two Mediterranean Gulls north, 30 Bonxie south, 38 Arctic Skuas south and four Long-tailed Skuas south.
South Landing attracted 80 Wigeon, 69 Teal, two Pintail, a Shoveler, 47 Dunlin, 25 Turnstone, 20 Ringed Plover, three Grey Plover, three Sanderling and single Bar-tailed Godwit and Knot. Thornwick Pools attracted two Little Egrets, two Snipe, nine Dunlin and a Knot. The outer head hosted six Golden Plover, four Grey Wagtails, 470 Meadow Pipits, including 240 birds in off the sea, and six Siskin.
West of the Dykes, the Yellow-browed Warbler remained in residence at Bempton Cliffs RSPB.
